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Broncos’ Aaron Patrick “a freak” on special teams as former FCS star carves out role in Denver

After taking an unlikely road to the Broncos’ active roster, special teamer/outside linebacker Aaron Patrick is intent on making the most of his chance in Denver.

Patrick, undrafted out of Eastern Kentucky in 2020, spent about a month training and studying at the NFL Alumni Academy in Canton, Ohio, before the former FCS star got his first shot when the Jaguars signed him to their practice squad last December.

“I knew I had something I needed to show,” Patrick said. “With my time at Eastern Kentucky, between being a first-team All-American and the (Ohio Valley Conference) Defensive Player of the Year, I knew what I was capable of….